1996 Plymouth Breeze problems
The 1996 Plymouth Breeze has 268 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (38%) concerns engine. After that come brakes (11%) and transmission (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 268 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Plymouth Breeze with enough data (170 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer has been experiencing problems with brakes. Replaced brakes twice since owning vehicle. . When applying brakes, consumer's foot went to the floorboard, lost control, resulting in a collision/ fatality. Manufacturer has been contacted.
I was coming home one evening from town, and my brakes failed to stop. The brake pedal went all the way to the floorboard and never once slowed me down and I crashed into another vehicle. It was a pretty bad wreck and luckily no one was seriously injured.
While driving 25-30 MPH, the vehicle had a frontal collision with a buick station wagon and both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, causing injuries to the occupants.
Passenger front side power window failed to operate properly. Window would periodically stick when depressing the button to move window up or down.
1996 plymouth breeze 2.0 engine leaks extreme amounts of oil from area where upper, lower, and front seal come together. Not the seal itself. Also seems to run hot. It is not a problem caused over time. It is not sealed from new. Also interior has completely deteriorated as if it were 50 years old.